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Course Credit Information

• A - Usually offered alternate years
• CR/NC - Credit if course is passed; no credit if not passed
• N - Not regularly offered
• S - May be offered as seminar
• 2-3 - Credit may vary
• SK - Skills Course

107. TORTS. 4
The study of the civil justice system's mode of compensating persons who are injured as a result of the negligence or the intentional acts of others.

246. TORTS - ADVANCED PROBLEMS. 3
An in-depth analysis of selected tort causes of action, including all of the business torts and the personal torts of wrongful death, personal injury, libel, slander and invasion of privacy. Emphasis is placed on equipping the student with the skills essential to prosecute or defend each tort at trial.

271. TRADEMARK AND UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW. 2
This course will introduce students to U.S. trademark and unfair competition law under the federal Lanham Act and related common law doctrines designed to protect against consumer confusion and appropriation of commercial goodwill. In addition to the technical requirements for trademark eligibility, registration, and infringement, we will consider the constitutional and economic underpinnings of trademark protection and evaluate current trends toward the "propertization" of trademark law.

050. TRIAL ADVOCACY. 3 SK
The study and practice of trial techniques, motions, voire dire, opening statements, direct examination, cross-examination, instructions, closing argument, courtroom courtesy and professional responsibility. Moot trial method is used. Prerequisite: Evidence (LAW 113).

301. TRUST CONSTRUCTION AND FIDUCIARY ADMINISTRATION. 3 A
Topics include interpretation and construction of dispositive instruments; class gifts; powers of appointment; discretionary trusts; rule against perpetuities and its modern application; administration and distribution of decedents' estates and trusts; the "prudent person" rule and the new "prudent investor" rule; investments; accounting; and distribution. Preventive drafting is emphasized. Prerequisite: Wills and Trusts (LAW 223).

628. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE INTERNSHIP. 3 CR/NC
Students work at the United States Attorney’s Office in Des Moines, on all matters of case development including: case investigation, grand jury proceedings, pretrial motions, jury trials, and post-trial procedures. Students must have completed both Evidence (Law 113) and Criminal Procedure I (Law 236) prior to enrollment.

099. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT SEMINAR. 2
Course focuses on the United States Supreme Court, emphasizing the forces and factors that have shaped the Court's decision-making over the years. Special attention is paid to changes in the Court's composition and the views and personalities of individual justices, as well as the Court's changing role in our political system. The particular focus or subject matter of the seminar changes from year to year. This course is only taught in the Summer Institute in Constitutional Law.

611. USDA INTERNSHIP. 1-2 CR/NC
Students will receive real-life practical experience in the operation of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies and implement various federal programs relating to agriculture and rural issues. The agencies involved with the internships include the state or regional offices, located in Des Moines for Rural Development (RD), Farm Services Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).